Hooked On Our Smartphones By Jane Brody

In the article, “Hooked on Our Smartphones,” author Jane Brody argues that smartphones are taking over our lives in a negative way, by spending countless hours using them, which is affecting our health. She claims people are hooked on technology, and should take a break and enjoy everything around us. Psychotherapist, Nancy Colier “ask ‘what really matters?’ in life” (Par 3). The author develops her argument by using multiple examples and sitting credible outside sources. Mr. Miranda's observations of everyday scenarios that we often see, like when a couple, or family, are at dinner and pull out their smartphones (Par 2). Brody’s purpose is to reveal the harms of smartphones to convince smartphone and technology abusers that we should be more careful about the way we use smartphones. Important, she claims “many of us have become slaves to” technology …show more content…
People use technology much more than in generation before teens, and it is hurting our mental health. In Brody’s article, she points out that American Academy of Pediatrics wrote that “heavy users of video games are at risk of internet gaming disorder [which is code for] addiction” (Par 16). Over the past years, there have been heavier users of technology. It used to be that wouldn't use technology until you got home, but now everyone, from ____ to ____ are using cell phones more and more often. When there is an addiction, there are ways to curb our use of technology. In Ms. Colier book she teaches people how to curb addiction by “mak[ing] little changes [like] refrain[ing] from using your technology” (par 17). Making little changes in the use of technology, can both help our health. Once we start limiting our technology, we will also start paying attention to what matters in life. Once we start putting down technology, we can start focusing on what matters and out mental health can